cycling barlang mountain snow mountain peak
Is the smog in Chengdu still lingering? It has been there from 2016 all the way into 2017.
Heading west, from gray to azure, mountains and waters, feeling refreshed; cycling all the way, from the city to the snow-capped peaks, with pain and surprises; a group of people traveling together, from the beginning to the end, such companionship.
The weather in the city.
The blue sky is above the smog.
The total distance from Chengdu to Balang Mountain is about 196.5 kilometers. Starting from the smog, heading west, passing through Dujiangyan, there are flat roads and bumpy ones. After good roads, there are bad ones ahead. Passing through tunnels, with each mountain pass, the sky changes. Only when you walk through it, you realize the weather gets colder. Looking up from the basin, gradually there are snow-capped mountains, winding roads, and blue skies.
Leaving the city.
Heading west from Chengdu, crossing a mountain leads to another sky.
The blue sky appears.
Balang Mountain is located in the east of Xiaojin County, at the junction of Xiaojin, Wenchuan, and Baoxing counties, more than 200 kilometers from Chengdu. Balang Mountain has an altitude of 5040 meters, called Balangla in Tibetan, meaning Holy Willow Mountain. The area above 4000 meters in the scenic area is a cold and weathered high mountain, with steep and rugged terrain, exposed rocks, and dangerous conditions. Everywhere you can see scree slopes and rock piles formed by falling rocks. The winding road is the most dangerous road heading east in Aba Prefecture.
The road is always under construction.
Pangolin.
Men who cycle are handsome.
Cycling in the snow.
The life of falling off a bike.
When cycling in the snow, be sure to pay attention to braking, turning, and speed.
Such roads are everywhere in western Sichuan.
Only cycling heroes are like this.
Such scenery requires a price.
We are all jokers.
Just unruly and love cycling.
Also love western Sichuan.
Even if it is like this.
But never give up.